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Revazi Mindorashvili of Georgia has beaten the Russian gold-medal favorite in an emotional semifinal match, then rallied in the finals to win the Olympic freestyle wrestling 84-kilogram (185-pound) championship.
Revazi Mindorashvili of Georgia has beaten the Russian gold-medal favorite in an emotional semifinal match, then rallied in the finals to win the Olympic freestyle wrestling 84-kilogram (185-pound) championship.
Mindorashvili, the 2005 world champion, lost the first period 3-2 but came back to dominante the final two periods against Yusup Abdusalomov of Tajikstan 3-0 and 4-0.
Mindorashvili reached the finals by reversing an European championships loss in April to reigning world champion Georgy Ketoev of Russia and winning 4-2, 7-3. Ketoev and Taras Danko of Ukraine won the bronze.
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